By For many decades now, “workers” – or employees – have been organising themselves in unions in order to campaign for better working conditions. Today, trade unions are perceived by many as somewhat distant and top-down. It is sometimes unclear what their aims are and it can feel like they belong
Gibraltar urges London to “cancel Brexit”
Keep calm and carry on. Despite being easier said than done, that is exactly what the small British territory of Gibraltar is doing. With Brexit potentially jeopardizing their national identity, existential threats from Spain, and monkeys running wild, Gibraltar has nevertheless been out of the spotlight. The Perspective reports from
By ▶︎ Brexit – Who is in deep water here?
Getting Brexit done? Shortly before the expiration date of the transition period on 31 December 2020, we take a closer look at the ongoing negotiations about the future relationship between the EU and the UK. Producers: Samuel Hederen and Torge Hildebrandt
▶︎ Coping with Covid – The Global Economy
Worst time in a hundred years to be graduating from the university? Apart from the obvious health issues that have arisen due to the Covid-19 virus, it has also dealt a huge blow the global economy, and forced various responses from many countries. This episode of The Perspective podcast is
The Rocky Road to Brexit
Rioting in Londonderry/Derry in April 1971. Photo: Flickr Arguably the most complicated part about the UK’s withdrawal from the EU is its border towards Ireland. During the transition period throughout 2020, goods and people can still travel freely to the UK from the EU, and from the UK to
▶︎ Rocky roads to Brexit. The Norther Irish perspective
[smart_track_player url=”https://radioaf.se/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/northern-ireland-edit-1_mixdown.mp3″ ] Listen to it on iTunes (UPF Lund) The border between the UK and Ireland gave rise to thirty years of sectarian violence on Northern Ireland. Will Brexit once again spark this conflict or will Northern Ireland leave the UK for Ireland or will nothing really happen? Join
Portugal: The European Exception
Political graffiti by the Portuguese Communist Youth in central Lisbon. Photo: Markus Barnevik Olsson Europe is currently experiencing a political transformation. Progressive power is weakening, whereas the influence of right-wing parties is strengthening. Germany, the UK, Sweden and Spain are only a scratch on the surface. Some would even go
The Brexit Special:
(An edited overlay of a photo of UK/EU flags and the Big Ben / Wikipedia Commons by Diliff and Pixaby Tonight, on the 31st of January 2020, the UK will officially leave the EU. But that does not mean that the British people are anxiously counting down the time, nor
▶︎ London Travel Report #3
[smart_track_player url=”https://radioaf.se/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/LONDON-PART-3_FINALMENTEmixdown.mp3″ ] Listen to it on iTunes (UPF Lund) All good things come to an end! The Travel Committee has now been in London for a week, and it is soon time for them to return home. Since the last time we’ve heard from them, they have attended many interesting meetings
▶︎ London Travel Report #1
[smart_track_player url=”https://radioaf.se/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/UPF-Lodon-pre-tripp-podcast_mixdown.mp3-Final.mp3″ ] Listen to it on iTunes (UPF Lund) Every semester UPF makes a study trip to a politically interesting destination, and the Radio committee makes sure to keep you updated by presenting a Travel Report. Follow along on this semester’s trip to London! The first episode is a pre-talk, presenting